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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Cary, North Carolina

Across Cary, North Carolina, 28 public schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Wake STEM Early College High School leads the list at 92.2%, against a median of 72.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Cary, North Carolina

Top % Proficient

92.2%

Median % Proficient

72.2%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · CARY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Wake STEM Early College High School	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	35.7%	294	92.2%
2	Mills Park Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	7.6%	1,632	91.8%
3	Mills Park Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	17.7%	594	88.9%
4	Hortons Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	11.5%	739	88.4%
5	Davis Drive Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	9.2%	794	88.3%
6	Davis Drive Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	13.3%	992	87.5%
7	Highcroft Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	9.2%	698	87.2%
8	Green Level High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	6.4%	2,283	85.1%
9	Green Hope Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	14.4%	548	85.0%
10	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	21.3%	1,494	79.2%
11	Farmington Woods Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	31.0%	648	76.9%
12	Green Hope High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	12.5%	2,304	75.7%
13	West Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	30.0%	824	73.5%
14	Alston Ridge Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	17.8%	917	72.3%
15	Weatherstone Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	31.1%	730	72.0%
16	Turner Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	22.6%	638	71.9%
17	Panther Creek High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	14.8%	2,609	71.9%
18	Carpenter Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	28.8%	604	71.8%
19	East Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	36.2%	597	70.5%
20	Cary Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	42.6%	477	70.2%
21	Northwoods Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	35.1%	579	68.7%
22	Kingswood Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	42.4%	427	63.8%
23	Penny Road Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	36.9%	509	63.0%
24	Reedy Creek Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	37.1%	805	61.9%
25	Briarcliff Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	43.0%	486	58.1%
26	Adams Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	61.2%	655	56.4%
27	Cary High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	38.6%	2,044	55.1%
28	Reedy Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	67.4%	605	54.8%

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